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Thursday, 10 December 2015

Tips to Prevent and Stop Excessive Hair Shedding

Hello my precious lovelies I am so happy to be back with
another post. I definitely intend to make good on my promise of more consistent
posts. Now let’s get into it:

First it is important to determine whether your hair is shedding
or breaking off. To determine this, you have to look for a white bulb at the
end of your hair strand. A hair strand with a white bulb is shed hair whilst a
hair strand without the white bulb at the end is a broken piece of hair. Also
shed hair tends to be much longer strands compared to broken hair which are
usually shorter strands. To read more about shedding please refer to my
previous post here. If you are experiencing breakage you can also read on ways
to stop it here. Please note that in the cooler months hair may shed more. Once
you have determined that you are experiencing excessive shedding then you may
want to try the following to combat it:

1.Scalp
Massages: During harmattan or winter season various parts of our bodies may
experience less blood flow which leads to those parts of our bodies feeling cold.
This also happens to our scalp which can lead to more shedding. Therefore an
effective way to combat this is by scalp massages which will encourage blood
circulation around the scalp thus stimulating it, which can in turn lead to
less shedding.

2.Use a scalp oil: Using a good scalp oil such
as Wura’s Secret Hair Growth Oil or even coconut oil on your scalp daily is
effective in minimizing shedding. It is also important when applying the oil to
give yourself a mini scalp message as you go along.

3.Deep
condition regularly: It is important to deep condition more regularly whenever you
observe that your hair is shedding more than usual. That is definitely not the
time to skimp on deep conditioning treatments. You would also want to make sure
that you use both protein and moisture conditioners to ensure that your
hair is balanced.

4.Wear
Protective Styles: Longer term protective styles could lead to less manipulation
which will in turn lead to less shedding as your hair is just left to be.

5.Moisturise
and seal: When experiencing excessive shedding it is important to moisturise
and seal the hair to hydrate the strands.

6.Drink
loads of water: In the harmattan season which usually happens at this time of
year in the West African region we get more dehydrated. Even if you are in a
temperate region where you experience winter at this time of year you also tend
to get more dehydrated. It is therefore important to replenish our bodies’ moisture
levels by staying hydrated by drinking water regularly which in turn will
eventually lead to a more hydrated scalp.

7.Black
Tea Rinses: This method is an effective way to reduce excessive shedding. You
simply steep between 2 to 10 bags of black tea in some hot water allow it is to
cool and pour over your hair as a rinse. Cover your hair with a plastic cap for
about 30 minutes, rinse and then use a moisturising deep conditioner as the
black tea would usually make your hair hard and stiff. There are several other
ways of doing black tea rinses and I have explained all of them here.

8.Garlic:
I have a very detailed post on how garlic can help combat shedding that you should
read here. To combat shedding with garlic you can take garlic pills or finely
mince some garlic cloves and add them to your deep conditioner. Some people
also swear by the alter ego garlic deep conditioner to stop excessive hair
shedding.

I hope this post will prove useful to anyone experiencing
excessive hair shedding. If any of the tips do work for you please share here
or kindly share any other remedies that have helped with your hair shedding. If
you also have any additional requests on any topic you would like me to address
please comment below.

TONKABELLE, xoxo

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